2019 World Series of Poker

Event #52: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kqq10
Prize
$1,086,967
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$4,869,200
Entries
518
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
0

Soverel Takes From Porter

Level 7 : 400/800, 0 ante
Sam Soverel in a previous event
Sam Soverel in a previous event

It folded all the way around to small blind Rep Porter and he limped. Big blind Sam Soverel raised to 2,400 and Porter called to see the flop.

The first three cards dealt were {k-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{2-Spades} and Porter checked to Soverel. He continued with a bet only half the size of his preflop raise and he put 1,200 in the middle. Porter checked and he wanted to see another card on the board.

The dealer put the {10-Diamonds} turn card next to the flop and Porter checked again to Soverel. He kept firing and put 7,200 in the middle but that was too much for Porter and he got out of the way.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Soverel us
Sam Soverel
80,000
41,000
41,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Rep Porter us
Rep Porter
59,000
-31,000
-31,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Rep PorterSam Soverel

Laplante Makes A Great Call

Level 7 : 400/800, 0 ante
Ryan Laplante from a previous event
Ryan Laplante from a previous event

Ryan Laplante checked a {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{4-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} board from the big blind, and Oleg Eltsov bet enough to put Laplante all in for his last 26,800. Laplante went deep into the tank for four minutes, mumbling to himself at times, and studying the 42,000 already in the pot. He eventually placed calling chips in the pot.

Eltsov turned up {8-Spades}{7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, and Laplante rolled over {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} for aces-up and the double.

"Another minute, you would've been clocked," a tablemate told Laplante, who nodded and said, "It would've been reasonable."

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
95,600
63,800
63,800
WSOP 1X Winner
Oleg Eltsov ru
Oleg Eltsov
60,000

Tags: Oleg EltsovRyan Laplante

Chip Counts

Level 7 : 400/800, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
162,000
8,500
8,500
Anton Morgenstern de
Anton Morgenstern
140,000
64,000
64,000
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
130,500
5,500
5,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Ryan D'Angelo us
Ryan D'Angelo
130,000
46,000
46,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Phil Galfond us
Phil Galfond
123,600
54,600
54,600
WSOP 3X Winner
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
90,000
27,000
27,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Ian O'Hara us
Ian O'Hara
74,000
24,000
24,000
Josh Reichard us
Josh Reichard
62,000
62,000
62,000
Thomas Cazayous fr
Thomas Cazayous
60,500
8,500
8,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Scott Blumstein us
Scott Blumstein
49,000
49,000
49,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
20,500
-109,500
-109,500
WSOP 6X Winner
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
12,500
-22,500
-22,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Eltsov Bounces Back

Level 7 : 400/800, 0 ante

A preflop raising war resulted in a player in the cutoff getting his last 56,000 chips in the middle, and Oleg Eltsov, who had him covered by just 4,200, called to put him at risk on the button.

Opponent: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}{9-Spades}{7-Clubs}
Oleg Eltsov: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

Eltsov's aces got a big scare when the {5-Clubs}{2-Spades}{9-Clubs} flop gave his opponent a flush draw and top pair, and the {6-Diamonds} added more outs with a gutshot. The {j-Spades} bricked off, and Eltsov, who got out of his chair after seeing the flop, sat back down with a sigh of relief and a KO.

Player Chips Progress
Oleg Eltsov ru
Oleg Eltsov
118,000
58,000
58,000

Tags: Oleg Eltsov

Small Pots for Vieira and Epstein

Level 7 : 400/800, 0 ante
Joao Vieira in a previous event
Joao Vieira in a previous event

The {a-Spades}{9-Clubs}{4-Clubs} flop was already on the board and Sampo Ryynanen checked from the small blind. Joao Vieira sat in the big blind and he bet 1,600. The bet was called by Ryynanen but he check-folded on the {q-Spades} turn when Vieira bet 6,700.

A couple of tables over it was the first and only WSOP Short Deck champion Alex Epstein who won a sizeable pot of Justin Bonomo. There was already over 25,000 in the middle on the {q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{6-Spades} flop when Epstein bet 25,000 after Bonomo had checked to him from the small blind. Bonomo didn't waste any time folding and the pot was pushed to Epstein.

Player Chips Progress
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
87,000
51,000
51,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Winamax
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
70,000
-2,000
-2,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Alex Epstein us
Alex Epstein
70,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Sampo Ryynanen fi
Sampo Ryynanen
46,000
11,000
11,000

Tags: Alex EpsteinJoao VieiraJustin BonomoSampo Ryynanen

More Chip Counts

Level 7 : 400/800, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Roger Teska us
Roger Teska
160,000
Brian Hastings us
Brian Hastings
145,000
87,000
87,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
135,000
43,000
43,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Maxx Coleman us
Maxx Coleman
129,500
129,500
129,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Kevin Eyster us
Kevin Eyster
100,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
63,200
63,200
63,200
John Beauprez us
John Beauprez
61,000
-3,000
-3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
James Calderaro us
James Calderaro
55,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jared Bleznick us
Jared Bleznick
49,500
40,400
40,400
Max Pescatori it
Max Pescatori
48,500
15,500
15,500
WSOP 4X Winner
Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro
38,000
-24,000
-24,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Roman Valerstein us
Roman Valerstein
32,500
12,300
12,300
Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
25,000
-27,000
-27,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
Busted
WSOP 5X Winner

Donabedian Takes the Side, Winter Takes the Main

Level 7 : 400/800, 0 ante
Andrew Donabedian
Andrew Donabedian

Sean Winter, Andrew Donabedian, and a third player were just involved in a three-way pot where Winter was at risk of being eliminated. The complete {q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{a-Hearts} board was on the table and Donabedian had bet 12,000. The third player in the pot tanked for a bit before open folding {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}.

Donabedian showed {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{2-Spades} and that won him the side pot because Winter had {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{8-Hearts} to win the main pot with a Broadway straight.

Donabedian won Event #25: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack earlier in the summer to win his first bracelet and is playing yet another pot-limit Omaha tournament to see if he can add a second bracelet to his collection.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Donabedian us
Andrew Donabedian
125,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
60,000

Tags: Andrew DonabedianSean Winter

Stinson Wins A Fun One

Level 7 : 400/800, 0 ante

Chris Hunichen raised to 1,600 from middle position, and Jose Barbero three-bet to 6,000 from the cutoff. Scott Stinson four-bet to 20,000 on the button, and Hunichen tanked before five-betting to 50,000. Barbero called off his last 32,200, and Stinson committed his last 39,500.

Jose Barbero: {q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Scott Stinson: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Chris Hunichen: {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{8-Spades}{5-Hearts}

Amazingly, the {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop somehow failed to connect with any of the three hands involved, leaving Stinson's ace-high in front. The {k-Spades} on the turn actually ended the hand one card early, as Stinson's kings and sixes were a lock to win before the {j-Clubs} fell on the river.

"Good game guys...I guess?" Barbero said with a shrug before leaving the table.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Stinson us
Scott Stinson
115,000
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
33,000
-7,500
-7,500
Jose Barbero ar
Jose Barbero
Busted

Tags: Chris HunichenJose BarberoScott Stinson

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 0

Minion Jams On Liu

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Sasha Liu checked an {8-Hearts}{q-Spades}{6-Clubs} flop over to Robert Minion, a self-described cash game grinder from New Jersey, who made a pot-sized bet of 6,200. Liu check-raised to 26,000, which after some initial confusion was reduced down to the maximum pot size of 24,800. Minion came back with a pot-sized raise of his own to 80,600 after a few minutes in the tank.

Liu sat motionless for a few minutes, while Minion, who had just 4,000 behind, waited for her decision. She finally very slightly pushed her cards forward, letting the dealer muck them, and Minion took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sasha Liu us
Sasha Liu
135,000
-80,000
-80,000
Robert Minion
Robert Minion
113,000
113,000
113,000

Tags: Robert MinionSasha Liu